Natasja Kensmil : Hells Angels (Exhibition Catalogue)

Natasja Kensmil refers often to human conditions and the interplay between history and the present. In Hell's Angels (2007), a central role was given to the Romanov family, the last Tsar of Russia. AW Couples (2009) consisted of portraits of famous historical couples, often married and into a political position very young because of the untimely death of their predecessors. The title, with mirrored R, referred to the war as well. Love in times of war, but also a reference to fights within human relationships, leading to isolation and loneliness.